editor's blog

February 27, 2014

The brackets for the divisional tournaments in boysâ€™ basketball have been released and thereâ€™s two preliminary games of note set for Friday night.

In Division II, defending champion and No. 10 seed Cumberland travels to Central Falls to face the seventh-seeded Warriors. The two II-North rivals squared off twice during the regular season with C.F. posting a 65-51 win at Cumberland on Dec. 20. The Clippers returned the favor last Wednesday with a 49-47 triumph at the Warriorsâ€™ gym.

February 11, 2014

After this Thursday night, no one will be allowed to wear the No. 3 jersey for the New London (Conn.) High boysâ€™ basketball any more.

Prior to the Whalersâ€™ 7 p.m. home contest against Hamden High, the program will retire Kris Dunnâ€™s number. Dunn earned McDonaldâ€™s All-American honors as a senior at New London High before coming to Providence College in the fall of 2012.

January 19, 2014

PROVIDENCE â€“ Providence has defeated a top 25 team for the first time this year. Here what Ed Cooley and players had to say following Saturdayâ€™s 81-68 victory over Creighton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT5zW2CdLUo.

January 17, 2014

BOSTON â€“ Nothing is etched in stone, but it wouldnâ€™t be surprising to see the PawSoxâ€™ catching situation in the hands of Dan Butler and Christian Vazquez when the curtain goes up on the 2014 season.

January 16, 2014

PAWTUCKET â€“ The 37th annual Pawtucket Red Sox Hot Stove League Party at McCoy Stadium is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25. The event will run from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

New PawSox manager Kevin Boles and new coach Bruce Crabbe will give fans a preview of what the 2014 club may look like. Several PawSox players and top Red Sox prospects will attend the party and will be available for photos and autographs.

The list of players expected to attend include pitcher Steven Wright and outfielders Bryce Brentz and Alex Hassan.

December 26, 2013

WOONSOCKET â€” Mount St. Charles sustained an early ouster from capturing its own MSC Holiday Face-Off Tournament championship on Thursday night following a stunningly-exciting 3-2 double-shootout loss to St. Joseph Collegiate Institute of New York at Adelard Arena.
After a pair of seven-minute, 30-second overtime sessions, the foes faced off in a second shootout, and St. Joeâ€™s mustered four goals to the Mountiesâ€™ two.
The visitors took advantage of goals by Harlan LoVullo, James Bassett, Nick Zenger and Justin Crawford, with the eventual clincher awarded to Zenger.

December 18, 2013

PROVIDENCE - From the importance of Bryce Cotton to his team's porous defense to the status of suspended freshmen Rodney Bullock and Brandon Austin, Ed Cooley covered it all following Providence's 76-64 win over Yale on Tuesday night.